The talented student was due to start at Oxford University in 2016 after achieving four A*s at A-Level.
However, he refused entry after reportedly being told his permission to remain in the UK had expired. A petition supporting his bid to attend Oxford to study chemistry has been backed by more than 90,000 people The Home Office today revealed that Mr White, now aged 21, has been granted permission to stay in the UK. A spokesperson said: “We have been in contact with Mr White’s legal representatives today (4 September) to confirm that his application for Indefinite Leave to Remain has been approved.”Lawyers representing him previously claimed he should be eligible for indefinite leave to remain, which means there would be no limit on how long he can stay in the UK, and say it is a mystery he has not already acquired it. Sharon Bishop, one of the teachers at Highfields School, where Brian attended after arriving in the UK, told the Express and Star: "When I heard the news I burst into tears. And I never cry. I cried for about an hour."We are absolutely thrilled to get this result. Now we have got three weeks to pack and get him off to Oxford for the start of the term. We are delighted, thrilled, absolutely over the moon.""This is a victory for common sense Mr White said: "I am over the moon."This is the result I dreamed of."I can’t wait to start my undergraduate course in Chemistry."I’d like to put on the record my thanks to the Police and Crime Commissioner and everybody else who helped make this possible."Words can’t describe how happy I am.”.Friend Luke Wilcox, who attended the city’s Highfields School with Brian, had launched a petition aimed at allowing his pal to remain and pursue his Oxford dream. The cause has been backed by Wolverhampton-born writer Caitlin Moran, who called Brian a “maths genius” on Twitter. Luke told the Mail: “It wasn’t until Brian applied for student finance that he realised his UK status had expired.“It’s the most horrible situation.“Brian is the most hard-working student I know, and he deserves his place at university.“At school, he would stay after classes and revise, and it inspired his classmates to do the same.“His birth parents abandoned him when he was a baby, and his friends and family are here now.“If he was sent back to Zimbabwe he wouldn’t know anyone.“Brian would be an amazing asset to the future of the UK but he’s a fantastic person too.”